2011 World Motocross Preview

The 2011 FIM World Motocross Championships starts this weekend in Bulgaria. But the activities surrounding the opening round started earlier in the week.

Before we get into this story and photos, there is one thing we are excited about regarding the 2011 World MX GP Series. And that is the new VOD (Video on Demand) System being implemented. It's brand new, the quality is outstanding, you can purchase a season pass and watch:

Saturday's Studio "Life-Style" Show, Saturday's Qualifying Races, and of course, all of the Grand Prix racing on Sunday's. It's a great deal of content, and, additional delivery platforms are coming as well as your computer! Just sign up, you can pay thru Pay Pal, even without having a Pay Pal account!

First, Thursday, in the center of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, a 'presentation' featuring the backdrop of the world famous Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, including an appearance by the Bulgarian Prime Minister (the equivalent of President Obama showing up at a MX in the USA). The prime minister's name is Boyko Borisov.

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral Bulgarian Orthodox cathedral in Sofia is on of tne of the largest Eastern Orthodox Churches in the world. The building of the actual Cathedral took years, but it was completed in 1912.

And on Friday, at the Gorna Rositza race circuit in Sevlievo Bulgaria, one of the nicest MX tracks in the world, Monster Yamaha introduced their 2011 teams and riders.

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Gary Hocking Alex Hofmann Andreas Hofmann Neil Hodgson Hernan Holder Francis Hollebecq